English Dictionary

backwash

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈbæk.wɒʃ/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

(nautical) The backward flow of water from oars or propeller or breaking waves. / The similar flow of air from an aircraft engine. / The result or consequence of an event; an aftermath.

日本語の意味

（船舶や航空機における）後退流、逆流：櫂、プロペラ、砕ける波などから発生する逆方向の水流や同様の空気の流れ / 出来事の余波、結果、後遺症

The sudden backwash from the ferry rocked the small boats moored along the pier.

フェリーからの突然の引き波が桟橋に係留された小さなボートを揺らした。

意味（1）

(nautical) The backward flow of water from oars or propeller or breaking waves.

I looked back to a ferry passing the Statue of Liberty now, its backwash a curving line upon the bay.

意味（2）

The similar flow of air from an aircraft engine.

意味（3）

The result or consequence of an event; an aftermath.

意味（4）

The saliva, spit or food particles that have flowed back into a drink after someone has drunk from it.

意味（5）

(economics) The situation where economic growth in one area harms other areas by attracting people and business away from those areas.

backwashes （ plural ）